Writing about random topics

Seafood

Growing up, I was never a big fan of seafood. Sure, I liked getting popcorn shrimp from Red Lobster, or sometimes we had fishsticks for dinner (they were alright but they were never my favorite), but overall, I didn’t care for fish all that much. Given a choice between taking it or leaving it, I usually left it. This was true for all types of fish except for shrimp.

Fast forward a decade and I am discovering my tastes are changing. While I still enjoy shrimp, I have expanded my enjoyment to other types of sea-faring creatures.

I was never that big a fan of salmon. I always thought it was okay. However, my mother-in-law makes it and there is always a bit of fried skin on it, and I think it’s fantastic! Even better, the wife doesn’t like the skin of the fish which means whenever we both eat it, I get to consume it all! What a deal!

I also enjoy cod. I can’t recall consuming much cod when I was younger, but both the wife and my mother-in-law make it, too. No matter who makes it, I like it. It goes down well. I’m not sure what other types of fish I like because whenever we go to Fred Meyer, we only ever get two types. I’m trying to convince the wife to get halibut next time. Just to try it.

On the other hand, not all seafood has the pleasure of pleasing my palate. I never liked tuna, and I still don’t like tuna. If I ever have to eat a tuna sandwich, or a tuna salad, or straight up tuna, I skip it. I do not like tuna at all.

Another type of seafood that I don’t like is crab. Crab looks visually appealing, especially when it’s still in the claw. Yet whenever I eat it, I don’t like the taste. I can’t get into it.

The type of seafood that is overrated is lobster. People always picture lobster as this great food. “Oooh, I’ll steak and lobster!” “Oh, I’d like some champagne and lobster!” The problem is that it doesn’t taste that good. It’s just meh. The reason people like lobster is because of all the butter that restaurants put on it. I like the butter on it, too, but take that away and you have a very plain meat.

Finally, octopus and squid are on my “Do Not Eat” list. Those are really chewy and squishy, and I don’t like squishy things in my mouth. I can’t get over the heebie-jeebie factor of octopus and squid.